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Frank W. Koger papers

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Call Number:
NBA.014
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Extent:
1 linear feet (about 1200 items.)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the Frank W. Koger Papers, National Bankruptcy Archives, NBA.014, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.
Date:
1990-1997 (inclusive)
Creator:
Koger, Frank W. (Frank Williams) and National Bankruptcy Archives
Form:
Farces
Abstract:
Frank W. Koger, 1930-2003, received his J.D. from Kansas City University in 1953 and his L.L.M. from University of Missouri in 1966. After having worked in private practice since 1956, Koger was appointed Bankruptcy Judge to the Eighth Judicial Circuit in 1986. He remained in this position until his retirement in 1997. Koger was a member of the American Bar Association, the Commercial Law League of America, and the Missouri Bar Association. He was also a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where he served as Secretary, Vice President, and President in the 1990s. The collection, 1990-1997, chiefly includes records created and assembled by Koger as a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges from 1993-1997. The collection also includes materials regarding a skit, created by Koger, which gained notoriety within the bankruptcy law community.

Frank W. Koger was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1930. Koger received his J.D. from Kansas City University in 1953 and his L.L.M. from University of Missouri in 1966. After having worked in private practice since 1956, Koger was appointed Bankruptcy Judge to the Eighth Judicial Circuit in 1986. He remained in this position until his retirement in 1997.

Koger was a member of the American Bar Association, the Commercial Law League of America (where he served as President from 1983 to 1984), and the Missouri Bar Association. He was also a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where he served as Secretary, Vice President, and President in the 1990s.

Frank Koger died in 2003.

The Frank W. Koger Papers, 1990-1997, chiefly includes records created and assembled by Koger as a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges from 1993-1997. The collection also includes materials regarding a skit, created by Koger, which gained notoriety within the bankruptcy law community.

    Missing Title
  1. National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Materials
  2. Subject Files

Received from Frank W. Koger in September 2003.

Processed by Melissa Backes, May 2005.

Encoded by Jordon Steele, November 2006.

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Subject

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Finding Aid Author
Jordon Steele
Finding Aid Date
2006
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Collection Inventory

Ballots, circa 1995-1996.
Box 1 Folder 1
Bylaws, 1996-1997.
Box 1 Folder 2
Membership, 1995.
Box 1 Folder 3
Office Papers, 1993-1995.
Box 1 Folder 4
Reimbursement Requests, 1997-1998.
Box 1 Folder 5
Reports, 1994-1995.
Box 1 Folder 6
Appointments and Rosters, 1993-1997.
Box 1 Folder 7-8
Administrative Affairs Committee, 1994-1995.
Box 1 Folder 9
Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants Liaison Committee, 1994-1995.
Box 1 Folder 10
Commercial Law League of America Liaison Committee, 1994-1996.
Box 1 Folder 11
Endowment for Education Committee, 1996.
Box 1 Folder 12
Executive Committee, 1996 January 22.
Box 1 Folder 13
Correspondence, 1994-1997.
Box 1 Folder 14-16
Adler Survey Questionnaire Results, 1997.
Box 1 Folder 17-18
Meetings, 1995-1997.
Box 1 Folder 19-22
Scope and Contents

Minutes, planning materials, and other materials for annual and mid-year meetings of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.

"Cash Collateral and Financing Orders" Skit, 1990-1991.
Box 1 Folder 23

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